Marker Logo
THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Concord in Merrimack County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)
 

U.S.S. Maine Memorial

 
 
U.S.S. Maine Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglas Finney, June 28, 2019
1. U.S.S. Maine Memorial
Inscription.
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine

 
Erected 1921.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Spanish-AmericanWaterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the U.S.S. Maine Memorial Markers series list.
 
Location. 43° 13.268′ N, 71° 33.107′ W. Memorial is in Concord, New Hampshire, in Merrimack County. It can be reached from North State Street. Upon entering Blossom Hill Cemetery at the main entrance near Rumford Street, go right up the hill toward the granite chapel. The Memorial is a few hundred feet north of the chapel. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 207 North State Street (Blossom Hill Cemetery), Concord NH 03301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: VFW Concord Post 1631 Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Dedicated to Honor (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory of the Six Million Jews (approx. Ό mile away); The Pierce Manse (approx. half a mile away); First Session of the Legislature at Concord (approx. 0.6 miles
Paid Advertisement
Click or scan to see
this page online
away); Franklin Pierce (approx. 0.6 miles away); The First Garrison in Concord (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of House (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Concord.
 
More about this memorial. The memorial consists of a natural, uncut gray granite boulder with three metal tablets affixed to it, located in a small triangular plot of land with cemetery roads on three sides.
 
United Spanish War Veterans Dedication image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglas Finney, June 28, 2019
2. United Spanish War Veterans Dedication
United Spanish War Veterans image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglas Finney, June 28, 2019
3. United Spanish War Veterans
U.S.S. Maine Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglas Finney, June 28, 2019
4. U.S.S. Maine Memorial
The granite chapel can be seen in the distance.
U.S.S. Maine Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglas Finney, June 28, 2019
5. U.S.S. Maine Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2019, by Douglas Finney of Concord, New Hampshire, USA. This page has been viewed 482 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 28, 2019, by Douglas Finney of Concord, New Hampshire, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
m=135887

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Jun. 25, 2026